Steve Sarkisian, Texas conform to 4-year extension by 2030

Steve Sarkisian has agreed to a four-year contract extension with Texas by 2030, the college introduced Saturday.

Monetary phrases of the deal, which should be permitted by the college’s board of regents, weren’t launched. Sarkisian’s preliminary contract paid him practically $6 million in 2023, and it is anticipated his new deal will push him nearer to $10 million yearly and among the many top-paid coaches within the nation.

The extension comes a day after Sarkisian reaffirmed his dedication to the Longhorns on social media after being linked to Alabama’s high-profile emptiness.

“Coach Sark is an unbelievable coach, a first-class particular person and super chief of males,” board of regents chairman Kevin Eltife stated in an announcement. “Coach Sark has introduced the satisfaction and keenness again in our program. We’re so lucky to have him and we’re wanting ahead to many extra thrilling years forward.”

In a Friday submit on X, the Texas soccer program posted a brief video of Sarkisian with the caption, “Simply getting began.” Sarkisian posted the “Horns up” emoji in a response to the submit.

“I stated it once I got here right here three years in the past, it is a dream job for me. It is a vacation spot job, and I am fired up day by day to be the top coach at The College of Texas,” Sarkisian stated in an announcement Saturday. “We’re thrilled with what we have been capable of accomplish and pleased with the tradition we have constructed and the way in which our gamers have grown — on and off the sphere.

“However we’re simply getting began. I’ve stated all of it alongside, we have been constructing this program for long run success. We’re right here to chase greatness, win championships, and be top-of-the-line within the nation 12 months in and 12 months out.”

Sarkisian, 49, was the Crimson Tide’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach once they completed 13-0 in 2020 and defeated Ohio State 52-24 within the Faculty Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship. It was Alabama’s sixth and remaining nationwide championship below coach Nick Saban, who introduced his retirement Wednesday after 17 seasons.

This previous season, Sarkisian guided the Longhorns to a 12-2 document, a Huge 12 title and their first look in a CFP semifinal. Texas misplaced to Washington 37-31 in a CFP semifinal on the Allstate Sugar Bowl. His groups are 25-14 in three seasons at Texas.

Sarkisian, a former coach at Washington and USC, additionally labored as an off-field analyst at Alabama in 2016, after he was fired by the Trojans.

Info from The Related Press was used on this report.